The plane can be charged using a standard fast charger for electric cars in just 20 to 40 minutes, according to its developers. Experts say airports will need to gradually expand charging ...

Electric-hybrid aircraft have taken another step from the exotic to the practical with VoltAero unveiling the production ...

Electra has received a small research contract from the Army to mature hybrid-electric propulsion systems the company is ...

The plane showcased at Centennial Airport on Wednesday is the world’s first certified Part-23 electric trainer aircraft and ...

E lectra.aero has secured a $1.9 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract from the U.S. Army to advance ...

Hence most of the electric aircraft work focuses on small planes — whether it's the Beaver with MagniX engines that seats just six passengers or Tecnam’s P-VOLT with room for nine passengers.

British firm Vertical Aerospace advances zero-emissions aviation with its VX4 aircraft that travels 100 miles per charge, ...

TECH An electric aircraft the military has its eyes on can take off with only 150 feet of runway Ultra Short aircraft wows US military with its hybrid-electric short takeoff and landing capabilities ...

This is quite significant for an electric aircraft, and could be used within the commercial aviation area for very short-haul flights. Photo of Joby/NASA collaboration on X57 courtesy of NASA.

Beta Technologies unveiled Monday the next electric aircraft in its lineup — a passenger-carrying version of its ALIA vertical takeoff and landing and fixed-wing vehicles.. Electric vertical ...

Electric aircraft like Bye's Sun Flyer could therefore have an immediate effect on the airline industry, though the time when the technology makes it into airliners might also not be very far away.

Inc. can exclusively report that Manassas, Virginia-based Electra raised $115 million to bring its hybrid-electric aircraft, the EL9, to pre-production and work toward its FAA certification.